Machomyrma is a genus of ants in the subfamily Myrmicinae containing the single species Machomyrma dispar.[1] The genus is known only from Australia, where the ants are rarely encountered. Colonies nest is soil or between rocks in habitats ranging from savanna to rainforest. Little is known about their biology.[2]
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| Machomyrma dispar worker | |
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| Genus: | Machomyrma Forel, 1895
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| Species: | M. dispar
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| Machomyrma dispar (Forel, 1895)
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| Liomyrmex dispar Forel, 1895
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References
edit- ^ "Genus: Machomyrma". antweb.org. AntWeb. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ Shattuck, S. (2000). Australian Ants: Their Biology and Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 139–140. ISBN 978-0-643-06659-5.
External links
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